Elroy, WI: C&NW Roundhouse, Water Tower and Depot

Roundhouse: (Satellite, it was in the northwest quadrant of Juneau and 2nd Streets)

Depot: (Satellite, street view doesn't have good coverage of this town)

All of the C&NW property has been abandoned.

Chicago & North Western Historical Society posted
An interesting snapshot taken by someone on a fan trip up to the C&NW facility at Elroy, Wisconsin in October 1953. The photo is from the Jim Scribbins collection.

Kim Potaracke commented on the above post
nd. [I don't know what "nd" means, but the marking on the photo confirms that it is Elroy.]
William Moyer: Here's a link to a Sanborn Fire Insurance map from 1914 that shows the Elroy roundhouse. From the Library of Congress collection. https://www.loc.gov/resource/g4124em.g095441914/?sp=3&r=-0.094,0.055,1.17,0.658,0
Chicago & North Western Historical Society posted
Kim Potaracke: As of 2022: The Elroy Depot constructed in 1872–73 still stands and today serves as the Elroy Area Fire Department building. [Street View has not covered this town very well.]

Tom Edwards commented on the post by the Chicago & North Western Historical Society
Unfortunately, the Sanborn fire insurance map company didn't cover the north end of the Elroy rail yard, only up to the middle of the roundhouse. Here are two pages of their 1914 map that I've enlarged the text from the railroad's buildings and a few rail-served customers.

 

Dennis DeBruler commented on the post by the Chicago & North Western Historical Society
1938 aerial photo

1927 Hillsboro Quad @ 62,500

Dennis DeBruler commented on the above post [AR1YT0000010041]
Two thirds of the roundhouse had already been removed by this 1954 aerial.
Brian A Morgan: Dennis DeBruler. I am sure this was due to the fact that C&NW executives and management decided to centralize the shop facilities in Altoona, Wisconsin for heavy repairs and rebuilding and maintain a minor shop area in Elroy for running repairs of both freight and passenger units between Madison and Saint Paul.

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Depot

Mark Llanuza posted
Its June 1984 a crew change at Elroy Wis station .This is coming from St Paul with Senior Vice President Jim Zito along with other officials with Head Chef Sugar Cane making breakfast .this train made a stop at North Freedom where the CNW made a donation for steam engine 1385 for the museum and continued its summer inspection trip to Chicago.
Joe Holman: And in three more years, no RR in Elroy anymore.
Chris Goepel: Joe Holman when did the last revenue trains operate over the Reedsburg-Wyeville segment through Elroy? Thought it was about 1984-1985.
Joe Holman: Chris Goepel, Elroy to Camp Douglas 1986 and Reedsburg to Elroy 1987. West of Camp Douglas, the track is still intact. There is an active frac sand customer about three or four miles east of Wyeville called Smart Sand that is accessed from Wyeville. Between Smart Sand and Camp Douglas, the track is overgrown with vegetation. It had been used for car storage over the years, but is now inactive.

Mark Llanuza posted
Its April 1984 a crew change at Elroy Wis station after a long trip from Chicago IL .This is the Chicago -Madison- Baraboo division .at this point it turns into the former Omaha road division .today this is a bike trail .To the left it went to Wyeville -St Paul and to the far right it the old Sparta line.
Jim Dickerson: There were no locks on the rooms at the hotel to the left, where us railroad men stayed. They only had 1 bathroom per floor.
Dave Casey: The hotel is still standing, but needing a lot of TLC. There's an Irish Pub across the street now called Maddens - worth a stop if in the area.

Larry Foht posted

This is the Eleroy Illinois Depot on the Iowa division of the Illinois Central Railroad

Larry Foht collection :

Mark Llanuza posted
Its June 1984 Southeast bound Elroy -Madison Frt is ready to leave with a few reefer   Cars next to the station ,This side of the station east side was the original Elroy to Sparta cut off that went through three tunnels .Passenger trains stopped using this section in 1955   .This side of the station  was finally abandon around 1965 and was made into a bike trail sometime in the 70's. The line to the far right  is the section that went to Camp Douglas and Wyeville -St Paul looking north I went back in the summer of 2022 to try to line up as best as possible .The line to the far right was taken out of service in March 1987 and now is another bike trail with one tunnel.